An Echo in the Heart

The world feels hushed, a hollow sound, Where laughter once used to abound.

A shadow falls, a sudden space, Where your dear smile I can’t embrace.

The days are long, the nights are deep, A silent vow the heart will keep.

To hold you close, though you are gone, Until another day is born.

No longer walks beside my own, A path I now must tread alone.

The tears may fall, a gentle rain, To wash away the whispered pain.

But in the quiet of the soul, Your memory makes my spirit whole.

A gentle echo, soft and low, Of love that helps my heart to grow.

For though the physical has fled, Your presence in my thoughts is spread. A whispered truth, a steadfast light, You stay with me, day and night.